Posts Tagged ‘ROBBIE LAWLER’

ST. LOUIS (June 4, 2009) – “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler showed off his right arm Thursday night as he and Scott Smith attended the St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds game with Lawler throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.

Strikeforce will present the biggest, most significant mixed martial arts event in the history of the Gateway City in the eagerly awaited Saturday, June 6, “Lawler vs. Shields” card live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Lawler and (middleweight) and Jake Shields (welterweight) will square off at a catch weight of 182 pounds in the main event.

Andrei “Pitbull’’ Arlovski meets Brett “The Grim’’ Rogers; Smith takes on Nick Diaz; knockout artist Phil Baroni faces Joe Riggs in a welterweight scrap and ex-UFC belt-holder and two-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Kevin Randleman will battle Mike Whitehead in a light heavyweight matchup as part of the five-fight telecast. Read the rest of this entry »

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler of Granite City, Ill., will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Cardinals-Reds game Thursday night (June 4) at Busch Stadium.

“I am a big baseball fan and I love the Cards,’’ said Lawler.

When he takes the mound, Lawler, a converted southpaw, will throw right-handed. Read the rest of this entry »

SHOWTIME announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., announced today that top-10 ranked heavyweight and former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski will face unbeaten heavyweight sensation Brett “The Grim” Rogers on Saturday, June 6 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis and LIVE on SHOWTIME.

The announcement was made at a kick-off press conference for STRIKEFORCE: Lawler vs. Shields at the Atrium at Scottrade Center. The heavyweight showdown, which will be sponsored by Affliction, will precede the main event fight between two of the most highly regarded fighters in the world, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields. Read the rest of this entry »

The exciting, stylistic mixed martial arts (MMA) match between top-ranked fighters “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-4) and Jake Shields (22-4-1) has been set for Saturday, June 6, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., it was announced today by Strikeforce Founder and CEO Scott Coker. In addition, Coker confirmed the addition of a thrilling Strikeforce Championship fight between light heavyweight titlist “Babalu” Sobral and top-rated contender Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans seeking to participate in the most significant sporting event in the recent history of Stockton, Calif. — an exciting evening of mixed martial arts, which includes two EliteXC world title fights — have the opportunity to reserve their seats now. Tickets, starting at $35 for the Saturday, July 26 fight card at the Stockton Arena go on sale tomorrow/this Friday, June 27. The pre-sale for tickets continued today/Thursday, June 26. The fight card is presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC. Read the rest of this entry »

CBS and EliteXC announced today that the next CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The four-fight broadcast will be highlighted by the highly anticipated rematch between “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith for the EliteXC Middleweight Title. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos: TOM CASINO/EliteXC – Shaquille O’Neal paid a surprise visit to Kimbo Slice before Friday’s weigh-in at the Prudential Center at Newark, N.J. Kimbo will face England’s James “Colossus” Thompson in the main event tomorrow / Saturday when “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” debuts on the on the CBS Television Network (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT).

The eagerly awaited, highly anticipated, history-making, first-ever mixed martial arts event in primetime on network television, presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, will emanate from the Prudential Center. Read the rest of this entry »

Incredibly popular Kimbo Slice, of Perrine, Fla., will face England’s James “Colossus’’ Thompson in the main event in one of five fights on the inaugural “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” this Saturday, May 31 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The history-making, first-ever mixed martial event in primetime on network television will be presented by Los Angeles-based Pro Elite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, from the Prudential Center at Newark, N.J.

In other televised fights: Crowd-pleasing EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless’’ Robbie Lawler of St. Louis defends against hard-hitting Scott Smith of Sacramento, Calif.; talented unbeaten Gina Carano of Las Vegas will face confident, hard-hitting Kaitlin Young of Circle Pines, Minn., in a women’s fight at 140 pounds, exciting, charismatic Phil Baroni of Long Island, N.Y., meets determined, hard-nosed Joey Villasenor of Albuquerque, N.M. in a 185-pound scrap and undefeated, power-punching Brett Rogers of Minneapolis takes on the versatile Jon Murphy of Philadelphia in a heavyweight match. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos by: Jared Mechaber/CBS and Monty Brinton/CBS – There was a fantastic turnout at CBS Media Day for the historic Saturday, May 31 primetime EliteXC telecast on CBS (9 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT). The announce team for “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’’ was announced, fighters demonstrated the rules of mixed martial arts and press had the opportunity to ask CBS and EliteXC executives, promoters, fighters and announcers questions pertaining to the sport and the highly anticipated event at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

EliteXC stars Nick Diaz and Jake Shields demonstrated rules of the sport and the most common techniques utilized by MMA fighters. Legendary Frank Shamrock served as emcee for the demonstration. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans in the Southern California area can catch EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler live on “CBS 2 Sports Central” with Jim Hill and Steve Hartman tomorrow/Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. PT. Lawler, of St. Louis, will defend his EliteXC belt against Sacramento’s Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith in the co-featured fight on “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” on the CBS Television Network on Saturday, May 31 (9 p.m.-11 p.m.) from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Read the rest of this entry »

Crowd-pleasing EliteXC Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler of St. Louis will defend his title against exciting, hard-hitting Scott Smith of Sacramento, Calif., while fast-talking, colorful, controversial Phil “NYBA” Baroni of Long Island, N.Y., will meet determined, dedicated, world-class Joey Villaseńor of Albuquerque, N.M., in a 185-pound scrap in two of the five fights on the inaugural “CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” on Saturday, May 31 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT), on CBS. The first mixed martial event in primetime on network television will be presented by Los Angeles-based Pro Elite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, led by Gary Shaw, and emanate from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Read the rest of this entry »